Xinyi, Nantou

23°39′44.5″N 121°00′56.6″E / 23.662361°N 121.015722°E / 23.662361; 121.015722

Xinyi Township 信義鄉
Mountain indigenous township
Xinyi Township in Nantou County
Location	Nantou County, Taiwan
Area
• Total	1,422 km2 (549 sq mi)
Population  (February 2023)
• Total	15,576
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)

Xinyi Township or Sinyi Township (Chinese: 信義鄉; pinyin: Xìnyì Xiāng) is a mountain indigenous township in Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest township by area of Nantou County. Xinyi is home to the Bunun people of the Taiwanese aborigines.

Geography

It has a population total of 15,576 and an area of 1,422.42 square kilometres (549.20 sq mi).^[1]

Administrative divisions

Xinyi Township administrative divisions

The township comprises 14 villages:

• 1 Tannan　　
• 2 Deli
• 3 Shuanglong　　
• 4 Tungpu　　　　　　　
• 5 Tongfu　　
• 6 Shenmu
• 7 Wangmei　　
• 8 Luona　　　　　　
• 9 Xinxiang　　
• 10 Zijiang　　　
• 11 Aiguo　　
• 12 Mingde
• 13 Renhe　　
• 14 Fengqiu　　　　　　

Economy

The township ranks first in Taiwan in terms of plum production, reaching an annual production of 20,000 tonnes.^[2]

Infrastructures

• Lulin Observatory

Tourist attractions

• Batongguan Trail
• Mount Dongjun
• Mount Mabolasi
• Mount Zhuoshe
• Shuiyuan Suspension Bridge
• Yushan National Park
• Fengguidou
• Dongpu Hot Springs
• Pinglai Scenic Area
• Rainbow Falls, Lover's Valley
• Cloud Dragon Falls, Double Dragon Falls
• Fubuzhizi Precipice
• Danda Mountain Trail, Danye Mountain Trail
• Seven Colors Lake
• Papaya Pit Falls
• Shenmu Giant Camphor Tree
• Husband and Wife Trees

Transportation

• Provincial Highway No. 16
• Provincial Highway No. 18
• Provincial Highway No. 21

References

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CitiesUrban townshipsRural townshipsMountain indigenous townships